Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s2.t1.5

v2.c14.s2.t1.5

Chiang Kai-shek also held talks with prominent leaders of the Indian National Independent Movement several times. In the afternoon of February 11, he spoke to Jawaharlal Nehru and Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad. In the afternoon of February 15, he met Nehru again. In the evening of February 17, he had a talk with Mohammed Ali Jinnah. On February 18 at noon, he met Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in the house of his Indian friend Ghanshyam Das Birla. Indian national movement leaders got to know the situation of the Anti-Japanese War through these talks and expressed their sympathy for Chinese people’s resistance against Japanese invasion. However, Gandhi also made clear that he wouldn’t give up the non-violent non-cooperation movement although he wouldn’t hamper Sino-British cooperation in fighting against Japanese aggression and wished Chiang Kai-shek would put pressure on the British Government to make India independent.